An Electorate in the Delphi Jury Box
Learning from our mistakes is not historically our strong suit, but will we this time? Jury is still out.
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The Four Stages of Post-election Cruelty
Much post-mortem election caterwauling is less analysis and more flagellation of the electorate that didn’t vote the way it was supposed to
Welcome to the Idiocracy
To paraphrase H.L. Mencken, Americans voted for Trumpism and they deserve to get it good and hard.
Not Satire: The Onion Buys Infowars with Help from Sandy Hook Families
Some headlines just write themselves…
An Election Map that Asks “What if Only Educated People Voted?” and a Follow-up Question
Some heatmaps and an essential question.
3 Headed Monster of the New Trump Diplomatic Machine: Cerberus with a hand shake.
A 3-front fight where two are already hot looms heavy over the horizon. Brace yourselves.
97th Oscars Projections: The Awards Season Kickoff
The fact is that elections’ results have, and will, affect what Academy voters’ tastes are like for the season.
Series! Recap of World Series of the 2020s
It’s time for our quinquennial recap of recent World Series.
Trump’s Ace in the Hole
I guess I knew that, someday, I’d be around to watch the 250th birthday of our country but never gave it much thought beyond that.
He Got Away With It
I’ve sometimes been told that my animosity toward Trump and Trumpism verges on the irrational — “Trump Derangement Syndrome”, as his most ardent defenders call it.
POETS Day! Horace: Ode III, XXX
The nose wiping comment has me thinking that Roman colloquialisms are beyond my ken, so I’m not reading as much into that as I could.
Puppy Love in the IG Era: Ten Favorite Dog Breeds
Here is, in no massively particular order, a list of my ten favorite dog breeds
From NPR: Germany’s coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief
Lindner’s ouster came despite appeals within the coalition to stick together in the wake of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president.
Keep Calm and Let Them Count
There are not 10-15 million missing votes. It was a high-turnout election. The numbers we’re seeing now do not indicate anything fishy for 2020.
History Was Made in 2024 Election, Now What?
The result means we will get three straight one-term presidencies right after we had three straight two-term presidencies
2024 Election Day Live Stream, Reaction, Open Thread
Live feed coverage from NBC News: Some final ratings from our friends over at Elections Daily: US President: First off, we’re moving two Safe states onto the board. In an abundance of caution, we’re...
